Content and Community picks for January

Jinfo's head of content and community, Catherine Dhanjal, highlights a must-read article, report, webinar and Community session from January.

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As we head into February, thoughts may turn to purchasing resources for the new budget year or investing in skills development and strategic planning.

One of the most enjoyable parts of my role as head of content and community at Jinfo is looking back over the month and getting a new wave of excitement about what we've made available through Jinfo Subscriptions. This blog post gives me an opportunity to share that excitement, as well as to pick out some items you may have missed. The resources below support those aims.

Our Content and Community are driven by our research, customer comments and queries, as well as insights from attendance at conferences and events.

Report: Jinfo's models are practical worksheets and methodologies. In January we published one that tackled an area almost every information centre wants to improve on: improving upwards communication. Our director of research, Robin Neidorf, explains how a traditional tool like a monthly report can be transformed into a document which is far more effective at capturing and communicating the value of your service.

Webinar: Our regular programme of webinars offers superb at-your-desk, at-your-convenience learning and an alternative way to absorb information or get up to speed on an issue. These 60-minute sessions are available live or to view post-session at your leisure.

The January session "Real-world analytics and you" looked at common challenges in analytics projects and practical measures to address them, with big data analyst Amy Affelt adding her experience and thoughts to the session.